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Plant Petasites japonicus (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Butterbur
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
6-BETA-ANGELOYL-OXY-8-BETA-HYDROXY-3-OXOEREMOPHIL-7(11)-EN-12,8-ALPHA-OLIDE 0 Rhizome not available 1.7 not available Duke, 1992 *
6-BETA-EPOXY-ANGELOYL-OXY-3-BETA-HYDROXYEREMOPHIL-7(11)-EN-12,8-BETA-OLIDE 0 Rhizome not available 0.2 not available Duke, 1992 *
6-HYDROXYEREMOPHILENOLIDE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
8-BETA-HYDROXY-3-OXOEREMOPHIL-7(11)-EN-12,8-BETA-OLIDE 0 Rhizome not available 0.4 not available Duke, 1992 *
9-ACETOXYFUKINANOLIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
ALBOPETASIN 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ALPHA-SANTALENE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ANGELIC-ACID 1 Bud not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ARSENIC 2 Plant not available not available not available Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205.
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Pt 315.0 5725.0 1.66 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ASH 0 Pt 14600.0 26545.0 -1.35 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
BAKKENOLIDE-A 5 Bud not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
BAKKENOLIDE-B 0 Bud not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
BAKKENOLIDE-B 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BAKKENOLIDE-C 0 Bud not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
BAKKENOLIDE-D 0 Bud not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
BARIUM 0 Plant 40.0 50.0 -0.04 Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205.
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Pt 0.0 0.5 -0.79 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
BROMINE 0 Plant 18.0 40.0 0.00 Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205.
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Acnegenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Alcohol-Dehydrogenase-Inhibitor 1 Martindale's 29th
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 Oliveira, T. T., Nagem, T. J., Miranda, L. C. G., Paula, V. F., Teixeira, M. A. 1997. Inhibitory Action on Aldose Reductase by Soybean Flavonoids. J Braz Chem Soc, 8(3): 211-213.
Allergenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anaphrodisiac 1 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Androgenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 2 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacne 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *